Capricious Summer

A gentle, rain-soaked comedy of middle-aged longing and small-town absurdity, drifting along with a wistful, whimsical charm.

Directed by

Jiří Menzel

Genres

Comedy, Romance

Starring

Rudolf Hrušínský, Míla Myslíková, Vlastimil Brodský

Overview

Middle-aged Antonin and his friends, the major, now retired, and the canon, are in the river, swimming and philosophizing. Then it starts to rain. It just seems to be that sort of summer. Antonin runs the swimming bath with his portly wife Katherine... A man appears with his horse-drawn caravan. He lays a striped pole across the river and walks over. With a handstand and a magic trick, Ernie the Conjuror invites everyone to that evening's performance... Ernie is a tightrope walker of only modest skill, but with a slim and beautiful assistant, Anna. Antonin speaks to her. The two spend the night in the change room by the river, Antonin massaging her feet all night long. Katherine decides to move into the caravan with Ernie. But now the major and even the canon sense Anna's attractiveness...

How it feels

Whimsical, melancholic, satirical and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Love, identity, betrayal, aging

Content

Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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